Bed attachment



S. B. BEDINGER. BED ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1, 1920.

Patented Feb. 15, 1921.

elttoznu UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SIIIGLETON B. BEDINGEE, F TERRELL, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO L. E. GRIFFITH, JR.. OF KAUFMAN COUNTY, TEXAS.

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Patented Feb. 1 5, 1921.

Application filed June 1, 1920. Serial No. 885,535.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

lie it known that I, Elrnonnron B. Enumona, citizen of the United States, residlng at Terrell, in the county of Kaufman and State of Texas, have invented-certain new and useful improvements in Bed Attachments, of which the following isa speclfication.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in bed attachments.

An important feature of the invention is an attachment which may be stored under an ordinary bed in such a manner as not to be unsightly and yet in convenient position to be readily used as an additional sleeping IDGEADS.

In carrying out the invention supporting members are arranged at each end of'an ordinary bed stead and hangers are arranged so as to slide longitudinally of the members and transversely of the bed. ihe hangers support the inner ends of an auxiliary bed frame. This frame has its outer end supported on legs which are provided with casters, said legs being adapted to be folded up against the frame when the bed attachment is. slid inward. and is not in use. A supporting member or hook is provided on the outer ends of the frame and may be engaged with one of the side rails to support the frame when the same is slidunder the bed. Various other novel features will be hereinaft 1 more particularly pointed out.

The invention will be more readily understood from a reading of the following specification and by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which an example of the invention is shown, .and wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of. a bed equipped with an attachment in accordance with my invention, i

Fig. 2 is a sectional detail'of one of the hangers, a I

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same,

Fig. 41 is a detail of the hanger,

Fig. 5 is a detail of one of the adjustable parts of the hanger,

Fig. 6 is a detail showing one of the folding legs of the bed frame,

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the supporting hook, and

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of an auxiliary rail for a short length frame.

In the drawings the numeral 10 designates the head section of an ordinary bed and 11 the foot section, said sections being connected by the usual side rails 12. Be

tween the posts of the said sections I mount.

tracks or supporting members13 which may by suitably attached to said sections, either permanently or temporarily. The tracks 13 are preferably angular in cross section, each having aflat side uppermost. v

The attachment incl des an extendable frame which comprises a head bar 14;, a foot bar 15 and side bars 16 and 17 respectively. These bars are preferably formed of angle iron and are disposed, the head and foot bars with their flanges uppermost and the side bars with their flanges. depending as clearly shown in the drawings. The'bars are suitably fastened together at the corners of the frame so as to form the latter. At the inner edge of the head and-foot bars hangers 18 are provided. Each hanger has a laterally directed foot 19 which is fastened within the angle of the bar. A vertically adjustable element 20 is provided with a longitudinal or vertical slot 21Ireceiving a reduced and upwardly bent lug22 carried by the main upright of the hanger. Each upright is provided with a plurality of holes 22 receiving a bolt 28 which passes through the element 20 and receives a Wing nut24. By engaging the bolts 23 in diiferent holes the length of the hangers may be varied.

Each element. 20 includes an overhang ing bracket 25 in which a horizontal roller 26 is iournaled. The bracket engages over the tracks 13 so that the hangers'are supported by the tracks and the rollers will travel thereon. Each bracket has a keeper 2? extending from its end down to the element 20 below the slot 21 and under its respective track 13. It will be seen that the,

hangers support the inner sides of'the extension frame and'the latter may be pulled outward or pushed inward readily, the rollers 26 traveling on the track 13.

At each end of the down turned flange of the side bar 17 is pivoted a leg 28. These legs are preferably formed ofangle iron and each carries a caster 29 at its lower end, which rests on the floor and supports the outer side of the frame when the latter is being used. Each leg may be folded up against, the under side of the bar 17 and within the angle of the same as is indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 6. it the central portion of the sidebar 1'? a hinged plate 30 is pivoted so as to be partially rotated. A hook 31 is hinged to the plate and may be folded down fiat on the rail as is shown in Fig. 1 or swung upward and turned at right angles as is shown in Fig. 7. The

hookBl has a hand grip 32 secured thereto so as. to be more readily grasped. When the frame'is pushed inward the hook has its upper end engaged over the side rails 12 of the bed thus supporting the frame and permitting the leg to be swung upward thus removing all depending parts which might interfere with sweeping under the bed and which would be unsightly. 7 hen it is desired to use the bed attachment the hook 31 1s disengaged given a quarter turn'and laid down flat on the bar 17' as is shown in Fig.1. The legs 28 are swung downward and the frame pulled outward to the position shown in Fig. 1. Suitable springs and mattress (not shown) are placed on the frame and a bed made up in the usual way. The advantages of such an arrangement are obvious and the simplicity of the device is apparent.

"Where a short length attachment is desired the foot'track 13: is omitted and an auxiliary track 83 as is shown in Fig. 8 is used. Thistrack 83 has upright brackets 3a which may be fastened. to the side rails 12. The foot. hanger isengaged over this track and ashorter frameuse'd.

What I claim, is}v 1. In a bed attachment; a palr'of transverse track members for attachment to a bed; a permanently assembled frame; "ver the upper strip andadapted for insertion in selected aperture in the lower strip, said upper strip. having an inverted Ll-shaped overhanging bracket; to extend. over the track members, a. roller carried by the bracket and engaging the track member and a diagonal keeper secured to the free end of the approximately U-shaped bracket engaging the lower strip and having a longitudinal opening to receive the tongue and havin an a erture beneath said oaenin a b 237 clamping bolt passed through the aperture of the upper strip and adapted for insertion in a selected aperture'in the lower strip; said upper strip having an inverted U- shaped overhanging bracket to extend over the track member, and a roller carried by the bracket and engaging the track mem her; legs pivotallyconnected with the ends of the frame near its outer side and adapted to be folded upwardly with relation thereto; and a hook secured to the outer side of the frame and adapted to engage over the longitudinal rail. of-the bed.

3. Ina bed attachment, a pair of transverse track ;members adapted for connection witha bed, a frame for movement beneath'the bed and track members, hanger devicessecured to the frame near its ends and inner side, and engaging the track members, legs pivotally connected with the frame near its ends and outer side and adapted to befoldcd upwardly with relation thereto, a strip pivotally connected withthe upper faceof the outer side of the frame and adapted to be turned in substantially horizontal plane and a second M strip having a hinged connection'with the first named strip and having its free end bent into a hook to engage voverthe longi-. tudinal rail of the bed, said strips being adapted to be disposed in end to endrela tion longitudinally upon said upper face and to be also arran ed transversely of the,

' face withv one strip disposed "ate-right angle to the other. 7 r I In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

'SINGLETON 'B. BEDINGER' 

